Shaving

Well, there is a very long story behind this, but suffice it to say that I’m getting some firefighter training, probably next week. We’ll be going into a training facilty under live fire conditions and probably learning about smoke movement, and fire behaviour. I’m really looking forward to it.

Of course, you have to have the right equipment, including SCBA breathing apparatus. We were fitted for masks today and tested with computer equipment that makes absolutely sure that the masks work. In order for the mask to work it needs a very good seal with your face. For men, this means that you cannot have any facial hair from the corners of the mouth down.

This required me to shave. I have worn a Van Dyke beard since December 1999, so I was a little put off by this. But since beards do grow back, I decided to go ahead with it. Now my face feels a bit naked, and cold!

Of course, the opportunity is too good to pass up without documenting with photos — some people have never seen me beardless! So here’s me with progressively less and less hair.

Before

Spinal Tap?

Fake Long Moustache?

Moustache

Um?

Jen calls this the “lateral fringe”

The Real Me

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